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Our travels


Through the Kiel Canal, under the Great Belt and navigating blindly!
31.07.2023 We have to get home, then another leg of 150 nm. Unfortunately with some challenging weather. It is a very gray and wet day...
Jul 31, 20231 min read


Finally a short stage!
30.07.2023 4 hours of sleep, and we are on our way again. But this time to Brunsbüttel where the first lock to the Kiel Canal is. Going...
Jul 30, 20231 min read


Crossing shipping lanes in the middle of the night and burning car ships on the way to Cuxhaven!
29.07.2023 150 nm leg in 24 hours! The weather forecast is very good, so we decide to take a real dive. We leave Vlieland and head out to...
Jul 29, 20231 min read


Then there were only two of us!
28.07.2023 75 nm to Vieland with brilliant sun and very shallow waters! Saying goodbye to Herman and Olivia at ten o'clock - a bit sad...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Rain, rain and more rain in Amsterdam!
27.07.2023 It's the last day with "the whole gang," as Olivia and Herman fly home to Norway tomorrow. It's raining and windy all day....
Jul 27, 20231 min read


"Mini tornado" and drama in the lock on our way to Amsterdam
26.07.2023 Nice short leg of only 39 nm. Cloudy but flat and nice water. Only 5 hours of sleep before we head out to sea again. We...
Jul 26, 20231 min read


3 countries in one day!
25.07.2023 A monster leg of 105 nm, where we depart from France, have lunch in Belgium and sleep in the Netherlands. We get up early...
Jul 25, 20231 min read


On historical grounds in Dunkirk
24.07.2023 We arrive in Dunkirk after 44 nm with very heavy traffic! Great sailing north from early morning. We are now passing the...
Jul 24, 20231 min read


We finally get to see our new boat and take our first trip!
22 -24.07.2015 The skipper is finally at the helm! DAY 1 We fill up our bags with equipment and fly to Bergen. The only mistake is that...
Jul 24, 20231 min read


We test Boulogne sur Mer's activity offer
23.07.2023 It's still blowing hard out there. At the same time, it's raining in the morning, so the choice is easy - we'll stay another...
Jul 23, 20231 min read


Our toughest voyage yet!
22.07.2023 53 nm to Boulogne sur Mer in challenging conditions. We stop by the market in Dieppe in the morning, and it doesn't...
Jul 22, 20231 min read


We're taking a bite in the direction of Norway!
21.07.2023 106 nm covered in glorious weather but no wind on the way to Dieppe. Out again at six in the morning. It will be a fantastic...
Jul 21, 20231 min read


Real sailing through the "Race de Alderney"!
20.07.2023 Over to the coast of France again - 45 nautical miles to Cherbourg in glorious weather and wind.. The harbor is packed when we...
Jul 20, 20231 min read


The sun is shining on Guernsey
19.07.2023 A proper English breakfast and a bit of shopping. Then again waiting in the boat for someone to come to look at the thruster,...
Jul 19, 20231 min read


We are being hailed by the coastguard on our way to Guernsey!
18.07.2023 A great trip to Guernsey at 69 nm. Sunrise, and flat water. We set out at five in the morning, completely dark and...
Jul 18, 20231 min read


We're having fun in Roscoff
17.07.2023 Herman and Linh are up at 5:00 to send her to the airport. The rest of us are having a quiet morning in the nice weather....
Jul 17, 20231 min read


We sail into the English Channel
16.07.2023 Trip to Roscoff - 33 nm in great weather, light wind but some sea. The wind has died down and we can move on. It's lovely...
Jul 16, 20231 min read


We explore L´Aber Wrac´h by bike
15.07.2023 It's just as windy out in the canal, so we'll stay another day. Even though it is very windy, it is bright sunshine, so we...
Jul 15, 20231 min read


Stuck in L´Aber Wrac´h, with gourmet lunch and discovery trip
14.07.2023 A gloomy morning with lots of rain. It's France's National Day, but all events in L'Aber Wrac'h are cancelled. The forecast is...
Jul 14, 20231 min read


We round western France and prepare for a storm.
13.07.2023 Finally on the move again, this time 38 nm to L'Aber Wrac'h in lovely calm weather. After far too many days in Brest, we move...
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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